A Guide To: Optimal Altitude

Download or read book A Guide To: Optimal Altitude written by Steve Ainsworth and published by ARA Press Co. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve Ainsworth’s follow-on to Vertical Trajectory Systems, this booklet goes over the physics of rocket flight and how, analytically, to optimize it for maximum altitude. While calculus is not involved, an understanding of Newtonian mechanics at the high school physics level is required to make the best use of the material here. As with Vertical Trajectory Systems, this is not a book for beginners! It will, however, provide an excellent reference for rocketeers as they expand their knowledge in the hobby.